Shloka 4
Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ
Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas
याच्यमाहुरनीशस्य अभिहारं च भारत | उद्वेजयन्ति याचन्ति सदा भूतानि दस्युवत्
yācyam āhur anīśasya abhihāraṃ ca bhārata | udvejayanti yācanti sadā bhūtāni dasyuvat, bhārata! |
Wika ni Bhishma: O Bharata, ang pamamalimos ay itinatakda para sa taong salat sa kapangyarihan at kasarinlan, at itinuturing din na isang uri ng paglapastangan. Sapagkat ang mga nilalang na palaging namamalimos ay nanggugulo sa iba gaya ng mga magnanakaw—laging nagdudulot ng pangamba habang sila’y paulit-ulit na humihingi.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma warns that habitual begging is seen as a mark of dependence and becomes socially contemptible because it repeatedly troubles others; one should strive for self-sufficiency and avoid causing distress through constant solicitation.
In his instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as ‘Bharata’), Bhishma comments on the social and ethical perception of begging, comparing persistent beggars to robbers in the way they unsettle people.